Table 5 Univariate predictors of graduates currently working in a rural environment

Rural background/RCS

  Urban and RCS non-participant

21/467 (4.5%)

1.0

  Rural and RCS non-participant

6/51 (11.8%)

2.83 (1.09, 7.38)

0.033

  Urban and RCS participant

22/163 (13.5%)

3.31 (1.77, 6.21)

<0.001

  Rural and RCS participant

15/48 (31.2%)

9.65 (4.56, 20.46)

<0.001

Age at completion

  Up to 23 yr

27/425 (6.4%)

1.0

  24 yr and older

37/304 (12.2%)

2.04 (1.22, 3.44)

0.007

Sex

  Female

37/404 (9.2%)

1.11 (0.66, 1.87)

0.687

  Male

27/325 (8.3%)

1.0

IRSAD score

  Deciles 1-2

2/7 (28.6%)

5.44 (1.02, 29.05)

0.047

  Deciles 3-4

4/19 (21.1%)

3.63 (1.15, 11.51)

0.029

  Deciles 5-6

12/65 (18.5%)

3.08 (1.51, 6.28)

0.002

  Deciles 7-8

10/112 (8.9%)

1.33 (0.64, 2.78)

0.440

  Deciles 9-10

36/526 (6.8%)

1.0

ASGC-Remoteness area

  Major Cities

42/621 (6.8%)

1.0

  Inner regional

9/39 (23.1%)

4.14 (1.84, 9.28)

<0.001

  Outer regional

12/55 (21.8%)

3.85 (1.89, 7.84)

<0.001

  Remote and Very remote

1/14 (7.1%)

1.06 (0.14, 8.30)

0.955

Secondary school

  Government

27/243 (11.1%)

1.69 (0.97, 2.92)

0.056

  Independent

29/420 (6.9%)

1.0

Country of origin

  Oceania

52/485 (10.7%)

1.0

  UK and Ireland

2/26 (7.7%)

3.30 (0.78, 13.94)

0.104

  Eastern and SE Asia

6/120 (5.0%)

2.29 (3.10, 17.24)

0.421

  Southern Asia

2/41 (4.9%)

1.45 (0.28, 7.40)

0.657

  Other

2/57 (3.1%)

1.41 (0.19, 10.45)

0.737